This 4-day, 2-part short course will provide an overview of statistical machine learning and data mining techniques with applications to the analysis of real data. Supervised learning techniques will be... Read more »
Mindfulness and self-compassion meditations assist with stress reduction, mental flexibility and resilience. Dedicate time to self-nurture with 15-20 minute mindfulness meditation and self-compassion sessions. Thursdays - 2 P.M. in 2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
Please join the Department of Nutrition as they welcome author and academic Dr. Marion Nestle on Sept. 22. Dr. Nestle will be speaking on her experience with food politics with... Read more »
Discover the Material Sciences PhD Program at UNC-CH and it's exciting research opportunities. Sign up for one-on-one meetings with faculty and their current PhD students. Hear about the exciting research... Read more »
Students, faculty and staff from the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering are invited to a fall pizza picnic at the Southern Village Community Park large shelter. Contact Rhoda Cerny... Read more »
Integrated mixed methods are used to answer questions that necessitate more than one method to achieve a holistic understanding. Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches can enhance conversations about theory, practice,... Read more »
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
This course introduces students to Stata and data management. It is tailored for beginners and researchers who want to learn how to manage data more effectively. Each day, the class... Read more »
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
This course will teach participants how to use the programming language Julia to load, clean, plot and analyze social-science data. Julia is a newer programming language with a focus on... Read more »
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Wednesdays - (time TBD) Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
Integrated mixed methods are used to answer questions that necessitate more than one method to achieve a holistic understanding. Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches can enhance conversations about theory, practice,... Read more »
"New Frontiers in Health Sciences Research" will be held on September 28 --- 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The event will take place in MacNider 321, with a Zoom option... Read more »
All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Sept. 28 at 12:20 p.m. with Felix Dodds presenting “Saving the planet one bracket at a time.”... Read more »
This course introduces students to Stata and data management. It is tailored for beginners and researchers who want to learn how to manage data more effectively. Each day, the class... Read more »
The Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) welcomes Andre Sourander, MD, as the first distinguished speaker of their 2022-2023 series on September 28 at 3:00 p.m. Dr. Sourander will present "Population-based digitalized interventions with telephone coaching for childhood anxiety, preschool disruptive behavior and prenatal depression." Dr. Sourander’s presentation will describe the background, development of... Read more »
Mindfulness and self-compassion meditations assist with stress reduction, mental flexibility and resilience. Dedicate time to self-nurture with 15-20 minute mindfulness meditation and self-compassion sessions. Thursdays - 2 P.M. in 2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
Integrated mixed methods are used to answer questions that necessitate more than one method to achieve a holistic understanding. Combining qualitative and quantitative approaches can enhance conversations about theory, practice,... Read more »
NOTICE: Owing to unexpected circumstances, this event has been cancelled - though this series will continue in the near future. Please contact cgmason@email.unc.edu with any questions. This virtual, podcast-style event highlights Gillings School of Global Public Health alumni discussing life after the Gillings School. This series showcases a broad range of public health alumni who... Read more »
In this inaugural Lunch and Learn presentation, Drs. Mark Holmes and George Pink will present "The rural environment and a new type of Medicare provider: The Rural Emergency Hospital." Registration... Read more »
This course introduces students to Stata and data management. It is tailored for beginners and researchers who want to learn how to manage data more effectively. Each day, the class... Read more »
In this in-person seminar, Dr. Herman Pontzer will give a seminar on “Aging, Exercise and Evolution in Human Energetics.” Dr. Pontzer is an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology and global health at Duke University. Registration required.
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
This 4-day, 2-part short course will provide an overview of statistical machine learning and data mining techniques with applications to the analysis of real data. Supervised learning techniques will be covered, including penalized regression such as LASSO and its variants, support vector machines. The main emphasis will be on the analysis of real data sets... Read more »
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Wednesdays - (time TBD) Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
Staff, faculty and students in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering are invited to have afternoon coffee, tea and cookies on the Upper Patio of Michael Hooker Research Center.
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Oct. 5 at 12:20 p.m. with Yun-Chung Hsiao presenting “Listening to the Metabolic Symphony in Our Gut:... Read more »
The Student Global Health Committee is hosting a film screening in Rosenau 133 of the movie "Jackson," which details the experiences of women accessing reproductive health care in a state... Read more »
This 4-day, 2-part short course will provide an overview of statistical machine learning and data mining techniques with applications to the analysis of real data. Supervised learning techniques will be... Read more »
Mindfulness and self-compassion meditations assist with stress reduction, mental flexibility and resilience. Dedicate time to self-nurture with 15-20 minute mindfulness meditation and self-compassion sessions. Thursdays - 2 P.M. in 2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
Sponsored by Gillings Global Health and Gillings Innovating Public Health Series, the Design Thinking in Global Public Health Panel Discussion will feature Gillings students Zach Witkin, Chloe Coletta, and faculty... Read more »
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
Dr. Aunchalee Palmquist of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will present “Cultural Humility and Decolonizing Methodologies” as a Lunch and Learn, sponsored by the UNC Center for... Read more »
In this event, The Graduate School's Diversity and Student Success (DSS) will be providing free donuts to students and promoting different events for grad students. Gillings Inclusive excellence is supporting... Read more »
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact... Read more »
This one hour professional advancement opportunity counts toward the Gillings School's annual inclusive excellence training requirement for faculty and staff. This session features the work of leading campus health equity researchers. All are working towards developing solutions to reduce critical social and racial inequities. At this event we will also present the Gillings Health Equity... Read more »
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Wednesdays - (time TBD) Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
As part of the University's Research Week, you are invited to the Department of Health Sciences' research forum on October 12 (noon - 1 pm), featuring speakers on Aging and Mobility.... Read more »
This workshop will introduce the advanced data visualization capabilities in R and to the concepts of the grammar of graphics. We will demonstrate how to access ggplot2 using a graphical user interface library in R as well as an R shiny app. These environments provide the user a “point and click” interface for accessing the... Read more »
All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Oct. 12 at 12:20 p.m. with Alexandra Ng presenting “We Live in a Simulation (of Atmospheric Chemistry): The Importance of Updating Kinetics in Air Quality Modeling Systems.” The presentations are tailored for a general audience. For more details, including how to join,... Read more »
2022 CAROLINA INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES “VIRTUAL” COMMUNITY TALK SERIES PRESENTS: Let’s Talk Transition! – A PANEL DISCUSSION – with a panel of Self-Advocates, Parents, & Professionals Join CIDD for a candid panel discussion on the "Transition From School Experience" for people with IDD, with Students, Families, Educators and Professionals. Learning Objectives: 1. Awareness of... Read more »
In this Critical Conversation, we will explore the complexities that arise when pregnant people become entangled in the carceral system. Recent North Carolina legislation requires basic protections for incarcerated pregnant and postpartum people, but these changes are being asked of a structure ill-equipped to handle the complexities of this population. Join us to learn about... Read more »
Explore campus and do fun activities to receive points while having some fun with your fellow international students via the scavenger hunt. The team who returns with the most points within the allotted amount of time will win a prize. Then join for a potluck after the scavenger hunt. The idea for the potluck is... Read more »
Join the IPE Fall Fest, hosted by the Student Executive Committee of the Office for IPEP! Get to know your peers from across the health professions in this fun, fall-themed... Read more »
This in-person course will be offered over 3 afternoons (10/17/22, 10/19/22, and 10/21/22), 2 hours per day. This course introduces Structural equation modeling (SEM) with Stata software. The class will focus on models for continuous variables and discuss options to analyze models with categorical variables. Students must know how to model and interpret correlations and... Read more »
The growing prevalence of mobile device ownership and high-speed internet access have created new opportunities to reach, educate, and empower patients to participate in their care. However, digital health interventions can be difficult to implement in busy clinical environments and may widen health disparities. David Miller, MD, MS, will share lessons learned along his 20-year... Read more »
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Wednesdays - (time TBD) Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
Join the Culture of Health for a gentle yoga session. Mondays – Noon – Virtual (30 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Mondays – 5:15 PM – Virtual (45 minutes) – contact rhoda_cerny@unc.edu Tuesdays – 5:15 PM – In-person (45 minutes) – 0003 Michael Hooker Research Center
GPSG will host a town hall with Provost Chris Clemens and Vice Chancellor of Finance Nate Knuffman on October 18 at 5:30 PM. Topics will include the new all-funds budget,... Read more »
EVNoire, founded by maternal and child health alum Dr. Shelley Francis, is hosting its annual National E-Mobility DEI Conference on 10/19 (virtual program) and 10/20 (in-person, DC) at the National Press Club. Keynote speakers include Van Jones, CNN Analyst / former White House staff, Dr. Robert Bullard "Father of the Environmental Justice Movement" and Dr.... Read more »
This in-person course will be offered over 3 afternoons (10/17/22, 10/19/22, and 10/21/22), 2 hours per day. This course introduces Structural equation modeling (SEM) with Stata software. The class will focus on models for continuous variables and discuss options to analyze models with categorical variables. Students must know how to model and interpret correlations and... Read more »
Mindfulness and self-compassion meditations assist with stress reduction, mental flexibility and resilience. Dedicate time to self-nurture with 15-20 minute mindfulness meditation and self-compassion sessions. Thursdays - 2 P.M. in 2304 McGavran-Greenberg Hall
This in-person course will be offered over 3 afternoons (10/17/22, 10/19/22, and 10/21/22), 2 hours per day. This course introduces Structural equation modeling (SEM) with Stata software. The class will focus on models for continuous variables and discuss options to analyze models with categorical variables. Students must know how to model and interpret correlations and... Read more »
Gillings instructional faculty, are you ready to build a course in Canvas? Accept the Canvas Challenge today! The Challenge affords instructors a collaborative space to refine their pedagogical practices through... Read more »
Since its founding in 2009, the goal of the Water Institute at UNC has been to inform the way the world works on water, sanitation and hygiene issues by generating... Read more »
This course will provide an introduction to descriptive and inferential network analysis. In the morning we will cover descriptive network analysis. We will cover both empirical analysis and network simulation... Read more »
Tuesdays - 1 p.m. Wednesdays - (time TBD) Meet at the Pittsboro St. entrance to McGavran-Greenberg Hall for a 30-minute walk on campus or the neighborhood nearby.
Health policy and management doctoral candidate Wendi (Elkins) Rotunda will present her dissertation research, "The impact of high costs of oral anticancer drugs: Access, death and net worth." Watch online.... Read more »
Center of Sport Business and Analytics In Partnership with Advancement of Blacks in Sports Inc. To Host Virtual Community Conversation: See Us. Hear Us.: Voices of Black College Athletes This... Read more »
This course will be offered over two mornings (10/26 and 10/28), 3.5 hours per morning, via Zoom. Attendance is required as the course will not be recorded. This course provides... Read more »
ESE In-House Seminar Series continues on October 26 at 12:20 p.m. with Catherine McManus presenting “Deficiency vs. Sufficiency: Water Infrastructure Implementation on US Tribal Lands” The series asks speakers to... Read more »
